Jeremiah 33:11-13
33:11 Once again there will be sounds
of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms.
Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the
Lord and will say, “Give thanks to the
Lord who rules over all. For the
Lord is good and his unfailing love lasts forever.”
For I, the
Lord, affirm
that I will restore the land to what it was
in days of old.’
33:12 “I, the Lord who rules over all, say: ‘This place will indeed lie in ruins. There will be no people or animals in it. But there will again be in it and in its towns sheepfolds where shepherds can rest their sheep.
33:13 I, the Lord, say that shepherds will once again count their sheep as they pass into the fold. They will do this in all the towns in the southern hill country, the western foothills, the southern hill country, the territory of Benjamin, the villages surrounding Jerusalem, and the towns of Judah.’